View this page in the latest version of Appian. split() Function Share Share via LinkedIn Reddit Email Copy Link Print On This Page Function split( text, separator ) Splits text into a list of text elements, delimited by the text specified in the separator. Parameters Keyword Type Description text Text The text to be split. separator Text The text delimiter by which the text will be separated. Returns Text Examples Splitting text into text elements 1 split("John Smith", "m") Returns { "John S", "ith" }. Splitting a sentence into words 1 split("A sentence has words separated by spaces.", " ") Returns { "A", "sentence", "has", "words", "separated", "by", "spaces." }. Splitting raw data into record fields 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 a!localVariables( local!names: "James Cameron; Sofia Coppola", a!forEach( split(local!names, "; "), recordType!Person(Person.name: fv!item) ) ) Returns { [Person name=James Cameron], [Person name=Sofia Coppola] }. Lists Splitting multiple text values 1 split({ "carol@sample.com", "jeremy@sample.com" }, "@") Returns { "carol", "sample.com", "jeremy", "sample.com" }. All items in the list are processed together. Splitting with multiple separators 1 split("REDXbluexGREEN", { "x", "X" }) Returns { "RED", "blue", "GREEN" }. All separators in the list are used to separate elements. Any matching separator results in a split regardless of their order in the text or the separator list. Feature compatibility The table below lists this function's compatibility with various features in Appian. Feature Compatibility Note Portals Compatible Offline Mobile Compatible Sync-Time Custom Record Fields Compatible Can be used to create a custom record field that only evaluates at sync time. Real-Time Custom Record Fields Incompatible Custom record fields that evaluate in real time must be configured using one or more Custom Field functions. Process Reports Compatible Process Events Compatible Feedback Was this page helpful? SHARE FEEDBACK Loading...